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Yohkoh

Spacecraft · Japan

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Solar-A
Solar-A
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Japanese solar satellite. One launch, 1991.08.30. X-ray imaging of Sun.

Related

Country
Japan
Launch Vehicles
Mu, Mu-3S-II, Mu-3
Launch Sites
Kagoshima, Kagoshima M
Bibliography
2, 279, 6

Chronology

1 event

1991 August 30

02:30 GMT - . Launch Site: Kagoshima. Launch Complex: Kagoshima M. Launch Pad: M1. LV Family: Mu. Launch Vehicle: Mu-3S-II.
  • Solar-A - . Payload: Yohkoh. Mass: 420 kg (920 lb). Nation: Japan. Agency: ISAS. Class: Astronomy. Type: Solar satellite. Spacecraft: Yohkoh. Decay Date: 2005-09-12 . USAF Sat Cat: 21694 . COSPAR: 1991-062A. Apogee: 754 km (468 mi). Perigee: 516 km (320 mi). Inclination: 31.30 deg. Period: 97.40 min. X-ray imaging of Sun..